Ubu Ale
Lake Placid Pub & Brewery in Lake Placid, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.71
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Our flagship beer, this English Strong Ale is available throughout the Adirondacks and greater Northeast. Deep garnet red in color, Ubu weighs in at 7% alcohol by volume (ABV) but is known for its fantastic taste. It features dark fruit and roasted malt flavors, with a slightly bitter finish. 43 SRM.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Poured a hazy brownish amber with a thick white head that laced thickly and lasted throughout the beer. Aroma was full of malts with biscuit, caramel, hay and bread coming through with a hint of fruit. Flavor was similarly malty with lots of biscuits and bread with a bit of caramel sweetness to round out the beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2011
at 20:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Have had this from the bottle and on draught and the draught was much better, I thought. Kind of a muted porter but with a more noticeable fruity flavor. Light roasted malts, medium fruit, a hint of chocolate, and a nice finishing sourness. Wouldn’t have guessed it’s 7%. Could go a few rounds with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2011
at 18:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours very dark brown with a slight light tan head. I can get garnet, if I hold it against a strong light. Smells a little bit of wet dog (not kidding) and raisiny dark fruit. 2nd inhale elimd the dog. 3rd inhale suggests chocolate. Full bodied. Dark roast malt, and some chocolate/raisin. This one’s good for watchin a movie. It’s fairly well balanced, but tilting towards bitter. Nice ale. Been hoping for this one for several years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2011
at 17:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Location: Sampled at the NY Brewfest on Governor's Island, 6/19/10
Aroma: It has a malty nose, a good amount of caramel, and some bread/toast
Appearance: It pours a brown color with a foamy tan head a top it
Flavor: The taste is quite malty, medium sweet, with minimal hop balance
Palate: A touch on the watery side, with a drinkable feel, and a light-medium body
Overall Impression: My notes on this one mention that my written review was probably too harsh due to the brewfest getting a little out of control and making my mood not as good, but the description/impression of the beer is still reasonably valid, I just wanted to keep a note of what went into this review. This was a decent, malt first beer, but I didn't love it.
Aroma: It has a malty nose, a good amount of caramel, and some bread/toast
Appearance: It pours a brown color with a foamy tan head a top it
Flavor: The taste is quite malty, medium sweet, with minimal hop balance
Palate: A touch on the watery side, with a drinkable feel, and a light-medium body
Overall Impression: My notes on this one mention that my written review was probably too harsh due to the brewfest getting a little out of control and making my mood not as good, but the description/impression of the beer is still reasonably valid, I just wanted to keep a note of what went into this review. This was a decent, malt first beer, but I didn't love it.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2010
at 13:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Gingerman NY. Deep brown body, approaching black, clear. Forthy, off-white head. Mild aroma of roasted malts, bread, coffee, grass, herb, dough with hints of cola. The flavor is lightly is moderately sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. The finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and lightly acidic. Medium body, watery texture and average carbonation. Great lacing. Lingering yeastiness like Fullers. Lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Nov 2010
at 20:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. So for whatever reason, the red chair on the label had me thinking that this would be a light lawnmower beer, so I was surprised to see a pretty brown looking pour. There was just a hint of head and aromas of brown sugar, dates and sundry other dark fruit. Flavor is good enough to make me overcome my desire for pointless lager thirst-quenching. Kind of a mix of the aforementioned sweet notes with an autumnal oak leaf earthiness and bitter chocolate. It’s interesting and I can’t think of another beer quite like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2010
at 19:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle pours a translucent, copper amber with a creamy, white head. Nose is malty, nutty. Flavor is sweet, malty, chocolate, brown sugar, crackers. Finish is medium bodied and dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2010
at 09:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Lake Placid Pub & Brewery. After 9 hours of hiking up to summit of Mt Marcy I was in desperate need of a beer. Pours dark reddish brown with a thin head. taste is of strong malt, with some smoke and slightly bitter. Palate is slightly sticky but overall quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jun 2010
at 07:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Malty dark ale. Strong alcohol and chocolate notes are completely hidden in it’s complex and easy to drink taste. Original 4.4 - Rerated 3.6
Tried
on 28 Apr 2010
at 00:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 2 Mar 2010) Dark reddish brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, slightly nutty nose with notes of chocolate and caramel. Malty, nutty taste with chocolate, dark bread, toasted grain and a gentle, spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Well balanced and nice beer with alcohol well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2010
at 13:40